Combined Abstract Booklet
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, September 2011
www.marine-biodiversity.org
Our Oceans, Our Future
26 - 30 September 2011
Aberdeen, Scotland (UK)
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Oral Presentations Contents
01
How to translate
knowledge of marine
biodiversity into
biotechnological advance
0010
Nawwar
0234
Prasannakumar
0273
Pippo
0288
Littlechild
0316
Chugh
0596
Panno
0606
Rauen
1150
Rocha
02
Challenge and opportunity
in marine macroecology
0038
Webb
0147
Thieltges
0152
McClain
0281
Blanchard
0351
Tyler
0419
Tittensor
0485
Vergnon
0551
Holt
0592
Mcdole
03
Life in a high CO2 world
0030
Levin
0296
Bradassi
0406
Semesi
0427
Calosi
0539
Naumann
0540
Blackford
0552
Catarino
0554
Rastrick
0655
Graham
0684
Wootton
0714
Tait
0740
Findlay
0758
Pinnegar
0824
Godbold
0852
Kamphausen
0872
Donohue
0877
Bagusche
0988
Khanna
1130
Opitz
1173
Bremner
04
Biodiversity of coral reefs
0039
Landa
0096
Stella
0128
Cole
0151
Caroselli
0276
Bo
0344
Edgar
0524
Nakatomi
0571
Chapman
0615
Padmakumar
0654
Harii
0657
Timmers
0660
Henriques
0754
Monteiro
0902
Caley
0934
Thomas
1006
Waheed
1096
Winton
1104
Comeros-raynal
1109
Brooke
1114
Yesson
1119
Mary
1122
Islam
1165
Neal
05
Impact of biological
invasion on marine
biodiversity
0145
Krumhansl
0183
Raineri
0196
Lakkis
0208
Wijnhoven
0223
Canepa
0268
Cook
0291
Diamant
0368
Norkko
0444
Gallucci
0466
Green
0517
Moller
0608
Granhag
0700
Yokes
0839
Wilkie
0849
Maximov
0854
Katolikova
0893
Kochmann
0982
Marambio
0986
Cebrian
1065
Bracewell
06
Valuation of marine
biodiversity
0006
Slieker
0601
Marboe
0658
Ressurreicao
0761
Baulcomb
0762
Beaumont
0778
Jobstvogt
0795
Hynes
0931
Ghermandi
1016
Gravestock
1140
Fock
1158
White
07
Census of marine Life and
beyond
0129
Stoddart
0155
Yarincik
0159
Rowden
0279
Snelgrove
0359
Narayanaswamy
0328
Berghe
0488
Bucklin
0491
Bennedetti-Cecci
0520
Preide
0560
Linse
0586
Lowton
0591
Holm
0626
Consalvey
0774
Shirayama
0923
Cruz-Motta
1118
Halpin
08
Spatial patterns in
biodiversity
0003
Barnes
0067
Telesh
0106
Neat
0150
Di Camillo
0198
Lakkis
0213
Maria
0226
Compton
0307
Nakaoka
0322
Van Soest
0335
Idrees
0365
Bresnan
0428
Kwasniewski
0430
Bulleri
0440
Menard
0465
Merigot
0482
Chiantore
0490
Becking
0515
Falkenhaug
0522
Hartley
0564
Hubble
0573
Daigle
0585
Halsband-Lenk
0605
Miloslavich
0633
Materatski
0647
Roy
0698
Zajac
0736
Bergamino
0894
Tomasovych
0929
Vanden Berghe
1009
Holdredge
1030
Silva de Souza
1047
de Voogd
1081
Wlodarska-Kowalczuk
1089
Isachenko
1113
Weidberg
1121
Shiganova
1177
Pacheco
09
Marine protected areas : a
sea change in perception,
policy and law
0075
Dias
0078
Álvaro
0138
Morales
0180
Saxena
0256
Rocklin
0277
Saunders
0358
Mangubhai
0431
Tetley
0506
Sink
0550
Miller
0652
Bax
0668
Eddy
0686
Elliff
0703
Gili
08/1047
The impact of human settlements on Indonesian coral reef ecosystems.
Nicole de Voogd1, Willem Renema1, Frank Wesselingh1, Esther Dondorp1, Ana
Rita Polonia2, Daniel Cleary2
1Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity, Naturalis, Leiden, Netherlands,2University
Aveiro, CESAM, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract
Coral reef ecosystems are increasingly subjected to multiple, interacting stressors associated with human activities including industrial pollution and resource extraction. As of present, few measures have been taken to address the impending threat of urbanization and few studies have directly assessed how human settlement patterns affect marine ecosystems despite the fact that important conservation areas occur in areas of high human density. A first crucial step is to study changes in the structure and composition of coral reefs through time and relate this to changes in the coastal environment. Here we present the historical impact of human settlement on coral reef environments adjacent to two major conurbations in Indonesia, namely Jakarta (Java) with > 10 million inhabitants, and Makassar (Sulawesi) with > 1 million inhabitants. We will combine data on the community composition of stony corals, sponges, large benthic foraminifera and molluscs, with detailed assessments of environmental data. The historical aspect of the project will focus on stony corals where we will assess spatio-temporal variation in composition and cover. With the temporal study, we aim to ascertain a detailed picture of variation in composition through time and space and in particular shifts in community in relation to reef resilience.
08/1089
Community structure and small-scale spatial distribution of Arctica islandica (Bivalvia) in Velikaya Salma Strait (Kandalaksha Bay, the White Sea)
Artem Isachenko1, Yana Gubanova2, Alexander Tzetlin1, Vadim Mokievsky3
1MSU, Faculty of Biology, Russian Federation,2MSU, Faculty of Geology, Russian
Federation,3P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology Russian Academy of Sciences,
Russian Federation
Abstract
Spatial distribution of high-density benthic community dominated by Arctica
islandica (Bivalvia) in Kandalaksha Bay (the White Sea) is analyzed in present
work. Ocean quahog inhabit upper sublittoral zone with sandy or mud bottom in the White Sea; high-density aggregations of this semi-borrowed mollusks altered sea bed acoustic image strongly. The combination of the side-scan sonar data with the traditional benthos sampling methods provides more detailed information for spatial distribution and community mapping rather than quantitative sampling alone. To study the spatial structure and composition of the community dominated by A. islandica the combination of side-scan sonar survey and quantitative benthic sampling was implemented followed by underwater photo image analysis for spatial aggregation of individuals. Three different types of acoustic signal were detected on the map produced by side-scan sonar. Each type of signal reflects combination of bottom type, microtopography and structural characteristics of benthic community. Main influence of the last one is caused by density of A. islandica. It allows to create a high resolution map of A. islandica distribution using combination of qualitative sampling and side-scan sonar. Irregularity in distribution of different sizes of A.
islandica and non-linear relationship between biomass of mollusks and the depth
were evaluated.
08/1113
Effect of slicks on meroplankton distributions: the role of larval behaviour and ecological implications
Nicolas Weidberg1, Carla Lobon1, Eva Lopez1, Jose Luis Acuña1, Lucia Garcia2,
Maria del Pino Fernandez2, Carlos Caceres1
1University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain,2Centro de Experimentacion Pesquera,
Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Abstract
During June 2009, we studied currents, hydrography and larval distributions around 4 surface, nearshore slicks in the Central Cantabrian Sea. The fronts moved toward the coast at velocities between 2 and 10.9 cm s-1and accumulated
cyprid barnacle larvae, crab zoeae, gastropod veligers and ascidians in most of the cases from the onshore side of the front, to impact in the coast. In general, both fast (cyprids and zoeae: 2.2 to 6.7 cm s-1) and slow larvae (veligers and
ascidian tadpoles: 0.13 to 0.15 cm s-1) tended to accumulate when the ratio
between their potential swimming abilities and the environmental convergence currents presents intermediate values. Thus, slicks may represent a key process for the biodiversity of benthic populations, by first concentrating and then transporting larvae to the coast, but the effectiveness of this mechanism depends on larval swimming competence.
08/1121
Comparison native and non-native biodiversity in the Southern seas of Eurasia.
Tamara Shiganova
P.P.Shirshov Institute of oceanology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
We compare native and non-native biodiversity in the Southern seas of Eurasia on the base of own and published data. Both numbers of native and non-native species decline with salinity decrease in these seas: from species -rich Mediterranean Sea to lower-species Black Sea and to the species-poor Azov and Caspian seas. High biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea might be explained diversity of environmental conditions, high salinity and temperature. From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea salinity drops at 21‰, the numbers of native and non-native species decrease both by factor of 3,5.
From the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov salinity drops at 7‰, numbers of native species decreased by factor of 3, 4, non-native species - by factor of 3, 3. The numbers of native species reduce by factor of 2, 5 in the Caspian Sea comparing with the Black Sea ones, numbers of non-native species reduce by factor of 2, 6. Thus, numbers of non-native species pro rata the numbers of native species in the Seas of Eurasia and the recognized theory that a rich many-component marine basin less invasible than poor diverse sea with many empty niches does not confirmed in the this case.
09/0075
Testing M@rBis (Marine Biodiversity information system) as a useful tool for the creation of Marine Protected Areas. Case study - Selvagens Islands.
Frederico Carvalho Dias, Estibaliz Berecibar, Inês Tojeira, Mónica Albuquerque, Andreia Afonso, Miguel Souto, Maria Simões, Nuno Lourenço, Manuel Pinto de Abreu
EMAM, Paço de Arcos, Portugal
Abstract
M@rBis (Marine Biodiversity Information System), is a geo-referenced marine biodiversity information system. The main short-term objective of M@rBis is to provide the relevant information necessary to comply with the EU and international commitments regarding the extension of the Natura2000 Network to the marine environment in the waters under Portuguese jurisdiction. Furthermore, M@rBis will develop a comprehensive catalog of Portuguese marine biodiversity and the corresponding data holders providing a valuable reference and research tool for the scientific community.
In this talk we present the framework which lead to the creation of M@rBis, namely the design and implementation steps. We present a test case using the bibliography available about the Selvagens Islands (a marine and terrestrial Natural Reserve since 1971), analise the botlenecks and constraints found during the data acquisition, Marine Biodiversity Information System testing, and discuss the solutions developed to solve them. The effectiveness of M@rBis, as a decision support tool for the stake holders (ICNB) to make the best choices regarding the creation of MPA (Marine Protected Areas) will also be discused.
09/0078
Integrating biological data with substrate and bathymetric information in MPAs of oceanic islands
Nuno V. Álvaro, Afonso L. Prestes, Ana I. Neto
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) CIRN & Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada/ Azores, Portugal
Abstract
Several MPAs in the Island of São Miguel (Azores, Portugal) have poor information about the subtidal landscape and its associated biological communities. Despite previous work on marine biotope identification, the knowledge about such structuring factors as substrate localization and coastal bathymetry is still poor. Project GESMAR (PCT-MAC), a consortium of Spanish and Portuguese scientific teams, is financing further research on the biological assemblages that occur in two MPAs in the coast of São Miguel. Data on substrate and bathymetry was obtained using towed side scan sonar and used to build a Digital Terrain Model. Biological data was obtained through scuba diving. Macroalgal quadrate readings, macro invertebrate transept counts, and fish census were used to identify species location and abundance inside the MPAs. A community distribution chart was constructed superimposing the biological and the terrain data. This work provides a new tool for environmental management and opens a window for the implementation of this method in all coastal MPAs of the Macaronesian archipelagos.
